Reporter Nassau Police are stepping up patrols saying catching this guy is priority number one. Kelly henry tells news 4 an arrest during this Holiday Shopping season would definitelily help with peace of mind. Is it important . Absolutely. Right now Nassau Police working hand in hand with stores making sure them to make sure their entrances and exits are well lit. Never opening the door for anyone after closing hours and a cash reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest of that robber. Were live tonight, im marc santia. Just one day after the end of new jerseys extended bear hunting season, a scout master is attacked by a black bear in front of three of his boy scouts. But it is their training that helped them save their scout master. Brian thompson is in Rockaway Township on why the area theyre exploring is more dangerous than others. Brian . This is bear county and we did get a statement a little over an the c istopher petroninos wife, lydia, in which she praises the three boys who helped save her husband. That includes her son. Saying they used a mixture of quick thinking and brave actions. Now, she said thank you for an outpouring of love. It happened in these woods a state Wildlife Management area that doesnt make it off limits but suggests danger could be anywhere. I dont think i would encourage anybody to be going into caves. You dont know what is in there. It could be a rabbit raccoon. Reporter fish and wildlife to point out even with a bear hunt that killed just over 500 bears over the past couple of weeks, there are still some county of new jersey. And the three boys to coolly and calmly act to save his life. But former scout David Zimmerman explaining well, for one thing. Remain calm. Dont panic. The skills of, you know, like i said, making fires and just trying to be with nature, but also try to survive in nature at the same time. Reporter he told the scouts to throw food. When that didnt work, a fire they started smoked the bear away. But with weather up here so moderate. As long as the winter is mild and food is available, you can find a black bear active. Reporter thejury to scalp, shoulder and leg are not lifethreatening. But the experience sounded close to death itself. Our understanding is that he was basically laying on top of him. The bear was laying on top of him . Correct. Almost like a trophy. Basically. Or almost like having a human rug that he was laying on. Now, it is usually when bears contact with humans or their trash cans or whatever may be in their garages that the state worries that they could become overly aggressive because theyre too used to being around people. In this case, this bear with no other known Human Interaction will be spared a death penalty. The state saying that in this case it seems as though it was interrupted in its sleep, but otherwise, has shown no other aggressive tendencies towards humans. Live in rockaway, im brian thompson. Brian mentioned, so unseasonably warm and the bears really have no reason to hibernate. That bear probably wasnt in a deep sleep at all. Chilly these past few days but if youre dreaming of a white christmas, just dream on. You might be wearing shorts on christmas day. Janice huff has the forecast from the heat. Janice . Hard to believe, chuck, but it is likely that we will bel wearing shorts versus heavy coats. The temperatures have already started warming up. This weekend it was cool, yes. But already weve made it to the 50s, again, today. Thats where we are right now in the city. North and west mainly 40s. Although monticello down to 39 and well above freezing. Where is all this warm air coming from . Well, its west of us and southwest of us. We see 70s in dallas, houston, tampa is near 80. 62 in montgomery. All that mild air is headed in our direction. So, if were going to be 70, the week. So, weve got showers coming up in the forecast for tonight. There are a few sprinkles north and west of the city right now and some more rain on wednesda as well. As we track the temperatures, notice they are starting to climb. On tuesday morning, were already near 60 and by the afternoon in the low to mid60s and, yes, showers will pass through. But, it gets even warmer for Christmas Eve. Talk more about that and the forecast in just a few minutes. Back to you. Conditional pardons for thousands of new yorkers who were convicted of nonviolent crimesastineagers. The program applies to people who were 16 or 17 years old when they were convicted and not committed another crime in at least the next ten years. Those pardoned will not have disclose their convictions on their employment or credit card applications. New yorkers can apply online to be considered. How is he doing . Mayor derblasio offering as he hits the halfway mark of his term. The mayor doesnt really see a problem here. Melissa russo is here with more on the mayors selfevaluation. Melissa . The mayor admits he made his takes in the first two years, but the one he seems most comfortable talking about is what he calls his need to communicate better. So, today, he invited reporters to see hall to communicate his accomplishments. Hello, hello. Reporter a solid job review from the boss at city hall. T. E has flown. And i feel very good about whats been accomplished over the first two years of this administration. Reporter mayor bill de blasio cited crime down in all major categories. Traffic fatalities down this year down by 60 since he took office and unemployment also down. Lowest its been in this city since before the great recession. Reporter other accomplishments, the mayor cites in his quest to fight inequality, despite Community Level opposition to his housing plans, more than 30,000 affordable apartments are in the pipeline. More than 670,000 new municipal i. D. In workers wallets and, of course, the mayors favorite feather in his own cap. Everyone knows my one true love is prek. Reporter des. Lasio did not list any major education related mrxmentes today. More time to take hold. New yorkers are giving him mixed reviews. Great. Kind of mediocre. Reporter de blasio most recent Approval Rating at 38 . This job is simultaneously inspiring and humbling. At this level of play and at this volume, there is going to be mistakes. My job is to make fewer and fewer mistakes. My job is to, you know, always learn from everything. The mayor will give himself whatever grades he want. New yorkers think theyre not good enough. Repelorter the mayor has had his share of missteps from alienating his own police to failing to deliver a horse and carriage band to battling in public with governor cuomo, which he says he does not regret. Im satisfied it was the right approach. Reporter then theres what perhaps is the most defining problem of his administration, the crisis of homelessness. Im trying to be blunt with the people f new york city. This problem is not going away overnight. I need to be clear about that. I need to show people were firing on every cylinder. If one of the mayors mistakes was waiting to confront the reality or perception of street homelessness. Now nothing but day and days of the mayor talking about what hes doing about it and also as you just heard, lowering expectations on how quickly he can solve this big real and political problem. Chuck . Thank you. A commission is recommending a Christmas Present for some of the citys elected officials, the mayor included. In the form of hefty raises. The Advisory Commission recommended a 25,815 raise for City Council Members which would increase their salaries to 138,000. But it also suggested Council Members be prohibited from earning outside income. Recommended mayor de blasios salary be raised to 258,000. He would not accept a raise during his first term. City code and its three current members appointed by mayor de blasio. The citys homeless crisis. A scathing report from a city official. Why the mayor is saying one thing while the city controller is saying the opposite. Well introduce you to one new york c thy cop with a whole meet the moores were the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. We do more games, and more streaming. So we need more speed. Thats why we switched to Time Warner Cable. You can too. Call now. Now we can connect more devices, at the same time. The wifi in this house is amazing. So is my guacamole. 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An mta bus that hit a pedestrian in brooklyn. The bus driver involved in that crash, 52yearold wayne olman is charged with failure to yield. That crash killed 62yearold. She was hit on the corner of avenue z and east 17th street. Coming up when news 4 at 6 00 returns, the lave lee new ively new addition to the zoo. Use technology to improve their relationship with the communities they serve. To fund body cameras for officers a 2. 5 million grant will pay for the 5,000 body cameras for 176 departments. Often called todays announcement a cchange in law enforcement. Lester holt joining us now with a look at what is ahead on nbc nightly news. Good to see you. Good tasee you. We have it all tonight including good news for consumers as we hit the road for the holidays. Falling oil prices have gas below 2 bucks a gallen for the first time in six years. Low gas prices are also leading to record car sales. Remember when dealers almost couldnt give away the big suvs. They are apparently back. Remember back in 2008. Now it is heading down to 2 and how low is it going to go, lester . No one knows how long it will go and it could be around for a while. More countries exporting oil and demand is relatively low. And, again, they say this is going on for several years. Tom costello will have a complete wrap up at 6 30. Now to the citys homeless program. Rats, roaches and deplorable conditions and all kinds of the city shelters. That is according to a new report from the citys Controllers Office that puts mayor de d blasio on the defensive. Andrew . Yeah, guys, this is the report. Its an audit. 19 pages from controller Scott Stringer today and it makes some pretty scathing conclusions not only about the deplorable conditions that some of the city shelters, but also draws the conclusion that things arent getting better. Only days after the city beefed up its efforts to help street homeless get a roof over their heads, new criticism that thousands of families in the citys shelter system are living in filth. The condition of city shelters is appalling and unacceptable. Reporter city controller Scott Stringer, a frequent critic of mayor de blasio released a new audit of homeless shelters today and found roaches and not enough inspectors. Theres absolutely no excuse for any of this. Reporter the controller recommended more oversight, more security and better Transition Services where case managers help the homeless find a way out of the shelter. The mayor told us the ity ve has made progress, including a shelter repair squad and hundreds of new security personnel. I cant speak to how the controller report but we have addressed a number of the issues that came up in the comp trollers report. Reporter spot checks as recent as october found recommendations have not been adhered to. The oblem is not getting any better. Reporter all this as the city also confronts that persistent street homelessness problem. Where some like william hartnet told city workers today they are ready for help. Number one goal is to get off the streets and under a roof where i can start thinking and functioning like a normal ty, the Mayors Office insists that since may it has made thousands of repairs at ci y shelters. The controllers conclusion, their auditors have yet to see evidence of that. Live in the village, andrew siff. News 4 new york. As one of new yorks finest, his job is to protect and serve. Officer carlos ramos has made it his mission to help those less fortunate taking that motto quite seriously. Hes collecting gifts to give to children at the flushing Family Center in east williamsburg. Antiterrorism unit spent time today wrapping the presents for the kids. As a child, ramos was once homeless and now he feels the need to give back. Life is too short. Not to help others. If i was given a opportunity to come up in life when i return that same opportunity to somebody else. Now, this isnt the first praised for his generosity. Two years ago seen giving the sweatshirt off of his own back to a homeless man on the streets. Making his debut at the Prospect Park zoo. Belongs to this baboon. He was born in the zoo back on october 22nd to a mother named kia and father. The unnamed baby boy, the second delivery for his mother in the past 12 years. This particular type of baboon is found in northeastern africa and the arabian peninsula. Look at him. Hes pretty cute. Yeah. Lively little fellow, too. Lively little guy, isnt he . Time to see you later. Bye. See you, bye. I guess they dont want us there. Ill take it from here. Dont worry. Everybody wants to know all about this weather, especially the recordhigh temperatures that were expecting on thursday. On Christmas Eve. Could be Walking Around in shorts. Like an out of body experience. Outside right now. What a spectacular view from the top of the rock camera. I think theres a big light show tonight at the Empire State Building for the holidays. Already dressed up in the red, green and white. 53 deitgrees in the park. Another mild night is ahead for us. Showers are in the forecast and were already tracking a few out there right now and north and west of the city. But it will be more prevalent tomorrow, especially in the morning. But Christmas Eve definite as the temperatures approach 70. 48 right now and 50 in Sleepy Hollow and pretty pleasant out there right now. North and west most of your temperatures are in the 40s, but no one is even close to freezing. 50s right now in islip and west hampton and at the jersey shore, as well. These are the highs today. Up another ten degrees over what they were saturday. So, were in the mid up toer 50s. Low to mid40s north and west. These temperatures over the past to 25 degrees from what they were this time yesterday. The warm up already started. We have a southwest wind thats already kicking in. Thats going to keep the temperatures flowing up in terms of the highs. And even the lows at night. This will keep us warm. And the cloud cover thats over us right now. The main system is not here yet, but we are seeing a few light showers out ahead of it north and west of the city. Mainly sprinkles here and there. There will be heavier rain, though, coming up tomorrow and particularly on wednesday night. Some more heavy rain coming through. Right now just a few scattered sprinkles here and there. The warm wedge of air that will continue to get warmer. In terms of rainfall between now and tomorrow this evening this time. Were talking about 0. 1 to 0. 3. Most of that will happen early part of the day. Next round come in during the day. Christmas eve morning, yes. Temperatures this evening in the low 50s. Clouds out there, but no rain except for those sprinkles north tonights lows in the 40s to low 50s and a few spots like rock hill in the upper 40s but nothing that is really going to be heavy. But it will be wet during tomorrow mornings commute at the jersey shore and everywhere else. High of 59 tomorrow and then 70 coming up. Well, 60 on wednesday and then the 70 Christmas Eve. The record is 63. So, were going way past that on Christmas Eve. Unbelievable. It is unbelievable, chuck, believe me. Its going to happen. Shes truthful. Joking last week about santa wearing shorts. No joke. Real possibility. Its the holidays, which means a house full of people, who all want to get online. So hurry and get verizon fios. Only fios has the Fastest Internet and wifi available, with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. And right now, for only 79. 99 a month online, you ges50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for your first year. 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In a Conference Call before the suspension was announced, the giants made no excuses for bem hms behavior. No place in this game for these personal battles. Team first and team last and team always and nothing, nothing stands above that. And that he is responsible to his team and to his franchise and to his ownership. Im hoping that is what he learn learns. Both guys going at it and i think one was worse than the other. Going after each other. And then, you know, hey, we dont support that. I dont, its not the way i play the game, its not what i do. But you have to be able to handle it on both sides and pay the consequences. Eli manning made it clear norman was no saint on sunday, either. Reviewing discipline for other players in the game. Still beckham who was out of control in the eyes of martin hanks. In a statement this afternoon, numerous times during yesterdays game your actions